operatingsystemrelease.rb

Path: lib/facter/operatingsystemrelease.rb
Last Update: Sat Feb 23 07:17:42 +0000 2019

Fact: operatingsystemrelease

Purpose: Returns the release of the operating system.

Resolution:

  Uses the release key of the os structured hash, which itself
  operates on the following conditions:

  On RedHat derivatives, returns their `/etc/<variant>-release` file.
  On Debian, returns `/etc/debian_version`.
  On Ubuntu, parses `/etc/lsb-release` for the release version.
  On Suse, derivatives, parses `/etc/SuSE-release` for a selection of version
  information.
  On Slackware, parses `/etc/slackware-version`.
  On Amazon Linux, returns the `lsbdistrelease` value.
  On Mageia, parses `/etc/mageia-release` for the release version.

  On all remaining systems, returns the kernelrelease fact's value.

Caveats:

[Validate]